The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-23
THE MARCH OF FASHION,
MarveIs In Costumes and Materials for
the Summer season.

the summer SeAsous
Every season brings "rage" for
some articles of dress, and the favored
one for this summer is home waist in
the form of a loose blouse, Garibaldi or
habit shirt, Is cool and trim on a slen-
der figure, and admirable for home,
seaside, mountain, boating or tennis
wear They have already been pre-
pared for exclusive persons in plain or
striped surah, having a belt OF the
same fastened with handsome buckle.
Lawn tennis cottons, striped flannel,
checked ginghams, plain, plaid or
striped silk, piece embroidery or lace,
Chinese silk or pOngee are excellent
fabrics to work up into blouses, and, ii
A contrast is desired the shiTred blouse
NAV be selected and the second ma
tcrial used for shoulder pattes, wrist
| bands, belt and collar
A short. pointed cashmere basque
buttons OH the left, has a short velvet
rever on the right side, and the GEN.
ter cut out in V shape and filed in
with plaitings of red moire. White, OF
81 creamish tinge, moire is considered
very chic for chemisette on dark
green, blu, or black wooden or silk
basuues. The collar, cuffs and revers
are usually of velvet.
Corded edges are appearing on
basques again. The dress fabric is
used on wooden costumes. though SILK
| NAV be co:ded with velvet. Basque
fronts may be in one, two or three
points or cut in U shape. They are
cut very short on the hips, and the
backs arranged to suit any fancy IN
! iabot plaits, shortest in the middle,
showing the facing. two tabs and two
points, two narrow box plaits sepa-
rated mp the middle or slightly pointed.
! with an inserted fan of trimming lab
| ric.
A dressy India silk basque has
j long, slender point in front and Jabot
! back: the upper part buttons over on
! the right nearly to the bust, is then
| cut ont TO leave V from the bust to
! the point. which is filled with crepe in
narrow plaits; rever5 OF velvet is on
/ the right side of the V; the collar,
I Gifts, iabot facing and band from the
! point to the back is of the same ma
terial.
] A palmer basque has an oval-shaped
piece cut out between the neck and
bust, filed in with plated silk and
outlined with revers rounded in the
center to follow the oval plastron.
Another pretty style is to button the
fronts slightly on one side with three
large buttons and then to continue the
fastening down the middle with small
buttons.
Shirt sleeves are frequently seen in
wooden or cotton basques, and always
on the blouse waists; the cuff may be
five inches deep or only an inch wide
/ band Puffs above a marrow veivet
/ wrist-band are stylish; these are set
upon narrow coat sleeve lining and
the lower part of the sleeve either falls
over the cuffs in points, or has turn
over cuff of the velvet The pun Is
two inches and half wide when done,
cut bias, and thickiy gathered top and
bottom.
Coral pink surah, cream lace and
silver embroidery forms raviShlng
tea gown. One OF pale blue and PINK
brocade, outlined with gold threads, on
. a cream ground, opens in front over
tablier of Brussels lace over pink satin,
the opened fronts showing facing OF
! blue satin. The Brussels lace collar
was tied with pink and blue ribbons
that fell to the waist, to be noted there
again; the sleeve .rufies were also
caught with ribbons. 4.t4+
Draperies must give an idea OF be-
ing totally unlike on both sides.
Small. bouffant paniers are draped
over one hip and the other side orna-
mented with long, pointed apron.
shawl point or flat panel, something
long to contrast with the short effect
on the other side. Short, round
aprons are plated into narrow
space of the belt, showing the skirt,
generally of striped fabric, on both
sides of the belt.
Long wings are worn i'll the back
over plain, full width, and must also
be plated into small space, though
they are bouffant over the tournure
from the catching up the middle. A
plated apron or scarf is laid III Kilt
plaits, brought from the left hip to the
right side low on the skirt, and held
there by an immense rosette of the
dress material
Bands of velvet, soutache or passe-
menterie are greatly fancied across the
front and sides of dresses, New vio-
let, fawn and green cloth dresses are
embroidered in silk .eofd and silver
for visiting and church welding toi-
lets, Bouffant draperies and irregular
arrangement are the especial features
Of trimmed skirts, and shawl points are
decidedly popular. N J. Herald.